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Going Off The Grid: Execs Pick Favorite CBB Announcers, Ways To Improve WBC

"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panel sounds off on Monster Energy's NASCAR sponsorship and how to improve the World Baseball Classic.

  • Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment VP/Programming Tim Kemp
    – He's always looking for the next big thing to bring to Brooklyn.
  • Visa Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer Chris Curtin
    – He enjoys reggae music and bad television.
  • Fox Regional Sports Network VP/Business Development & Digital Media Michael Spirito
    – He would like to change the ending of Super Bowl XLII.
  • MiLB Senior Exec Advisor to the President Dan O'Brien Jr.
    – His interests in pop culture are determined by his 21-year-old niece.

Going Off The Grid
  Monster's NASCAR sponsorship so far has been... Favorite college basketball announcer Movie/TV character I can relate to Improve the World Baseball Classic in three words Part of your daily agenda that would surprise people

Kemp
A great brand alignment  Gus Johnson Buzz Lightyear from "Toy Story" Move to summer Drinks a gallon of water everyday

Curtin
A shrewd move for both parties Bill Raftery or Jay Bilas Denzel Washington in "Remember the Titans" Create more momentum Gave up coffee for lent

Spirito
Too soon to call Verne Lundquist Jay Pritchett in "Modern Family" Move finals to summer
(or cancel it)
Reads some of a book every day

O'Brien Jr.
Revealing Jim Nantz Gene Hackman in "Hoosiers" No tiebreaker formulas Runs 3 miles a day

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an e-mail to jcarpenter@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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